In existence since 1970, the NORML Foundation sponsors public advertising campaigns to better educate the public about marijuana and alternatives to current marijuana policy; provides legal assistance and support to victims of the current laws; and undertakes relevant research.

The Chicago chapter supports this mission and, strives specifically to educate and motivate communities of color to destigmatize and accept the cannabis plant as a vehicle for health & wellness, political, and economic empowerment.

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches is a network of 45 African American congregations that span Los Angeles County. The organization was founded in 1994 to address hopelessness and despair in the African American community. The mission of the organization is to build the capacity of clergy, lay, and community leaders to revitalize their communities.

LARRP is a network of public, community and faith-based agencies and advocates working together to ensure that our reentry system meets the needs of our agencies, communities, and the people we serve, both in terms of capacity and public policy.

We are a nonprofit 501(c)(4) Minnesota cannabis legalization advocacy organization working to build a powerful statewide grassroots campaign, i.e. a movement of the people organized to demand that our state legislators end the senseless, expensive, corrupt, structurally racist, and failed war against cannabis consumers.

Minorities for Medical Marijuana is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to cultivating a culturally inclusive environment where diversity of thought, experience and opportunities are valued, respected, appreciated and celebrated. M4MM will serve as a resource to our community by providing information, referrals, advocacy, coordination and education regarding cannabis legislation, events, activities, initiatives and discussions.

The Seattle Peoples Party is a community-centered grassroots political party led by and accountable to the people most requiring access and equity in the City of Seattle. SPP recognizes the troublesome nature of the current political structure and seeks to be a meaningful alternative. Acknowledging the need for cautious and thoughtful participation in the political structure, we understand political participation to be only a portion of many necessary strategic steps towards justice for all.

The San Fernando Valley Cannabis Coalition seeks to educate, engage and empower the SFV on all things surrounding cannabis. We are a coalition of cannabis entrepreneurs, community organizations and political organizations.

The team at Smart Pharm Research Group is dedicated to educating and empowering all marginalized communities, especially those impacted by the war on drugs. Our commitment to equity, justice, compassion, and repair is evident in our programming and highly discounted services. Whether one is seeking to advance their skills or completely new to the industry, our team is here to help. Whether you are interested in cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, or an ancillary service, our team is here to guide you on your journey. Our honesty and commitment to service have lead us to be the most respected POC-led consulting group in Los Angeles.

Tree Femme Collective is a global community of artists, educators, activists and storytellers working at the intersection of activism, media, and the cannabis industry. Our work is created through the lens of intersectional feminism and social justice.

Our mission is to normalize cannabis use for womxn by providing education and working to create a socially equitable industry for all people. We manifest this intention through photo and film projects, community events, and working with like minded companies and organizations to bring projects with integrity into the world.

We BAKED (We Bring Awareness & Knowledge Educating Demographics) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that educates and advocates for underserved and disadvantaged communities by touching on the 5 points of the cannabis plant (Medicinal, Social, Economic, Philosophical, & Systemic). We BAKED provides this knowledge to the community through classes, community outreach, special events, e-mails and nutritional demos.

The Youth Justice Coalition (YJC) is working to build a youth, family, and formerly and currently incarcerated people’s movement to challenge America’s addiction to incarceration and race, gender and class discrimination in Los Angeles County’s, California’s and the nation’s juvenile and criminal injustice systems. The YJC’s goal is to dismantle policies and institutions that have ensured the massive lock-up of people of color, widespread law enforcement violence and corruption, consistent violation of youth and communities’ Constitutional and human rights, the construction of a vicious school-to-jail track, and the build-up of the world’s largest network of jails and prisons.

CCA's goal is to help empower the next generation of socially responsible cannabis entrepreneurs through education and advocacy targeting mainstream. CCA's seeks to bridge the gap between mainstream non profits and the cannabis industry.

Our mission is to foster the creation of communities actively working to address the inequalities and systemic barriers that make sustainable communities and self-reliant life-styles unattainable. We are committed to supporting and creating justice-driven community-based programs and educational initiatives, which seek to foster dialogue, and create awareness and critical consciousness. We envision equitable, healthful and sustainable communities that are self-reliant, inter-relating and where every individual has the support and resources needed to develop to their fullest capacity.

Ex-Offender Action Network

Organized in Dec 2017, The Green Believers Meet up Los Angeles brings together the black church, other religious and spiritual people together to discuss cannabis related racial equity, job creation and wellness medicine for all in California. After the passage of Proposition 64, our faith-based network under the umbrella of Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches decided to form a cannabis focused meet-up for purpose of serving underserved populations like blacks and women in LA and to create pathways for black people in Los Angeles enter the legal cannabis business.

The Massachusetts recreational cannabis industry has the ability to create jobs, provide consumers with better choice, enable a competitive market, and avoid disparate impacts on vulnerable communities. The Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council, MRCC, continuously works with local and state governmental bodies to ensure the safety and well being of recreational marijuana consumers, marijuana businesses, and the general public.

The San José Cannabis Equity Working Group is a collection of local industry professionals pursuing the establishment of a cannabis equity program for recreational cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale in the City of San José.

SJCEWG represents over 20 years of hands on experience in the cannabis industry and are purposefully diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.

CannabiSWK provides resources to individuals and communities who have been harmed by the war on drugs. CannabiSWK advocates, educates and works to connect service providers to clients who use cannabis without judgment and with a great understanding of cannabis’s therapeutic benefits.

Survivors for Cannabis is a space for survivors of sexual trauma who choose cannabis to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD. Through collective research, learning and advocacy both online and with local chapters, SfC fights the many layers of stigma around cannabis, mental illness, sexual violence, and survival.

The Hood Incubator works to increase the participation of Black and Brown communities in the legal cannabis industry. Through our three core areas of work – community organizing, policy advocacy, and economic development – we are creating a healthy and sustainable ecosystem of industry access, resources, and support that benefits, rather than harms, Black and Brown communities.

Cannaclub at UCLA is an official student organization focused on the cannabis space. Our goals are to crush the stigma surrounding cannabis through education and to connect students with opportunities in the expanding legal industry.

Youth Forward is a new and growing organization dedicated to supporting disadvantaged youth and youth of color through education and community action. While the organization is currently focused on the impact of marijuana legalization on children and families, Youth Forward intends to address other issues affecting vulnerable youth as the organization grows. In addition to its own policy work, Youth Forward assists other organizations with strategic support in the areas of youth organizing, policy research, and organizational development.